INFINITE’s Sungyeol and Pyo Ye Jin‘s upcoming drama, “Love Returns,” has revealed three new posters and behind-the-scenes stills!

The KBS evening drama, also called “Hate You But I Love You” (literal title), is a family drama teaching the importance of love and affection between people rather than blood or legal relations and follows the story of a young woman starting her life anew after losing everything (Pyo Ye Jin).

The posters highlight the love between Pyo Ye Jin’s character and Sungyeol’s character, but also the obstacles in their way. Both are part of fragmented families, but their romance will be the “puzzle piece” that puts them all back together. In another poster, Han Hye Rin and Lee Dong Ha rip apart a photo of Sungyeol and Pyo Ye Jin looking happy, signifying a possible love triangle or two.

The show also released some behind-the-scenes stills of Sungyeol working hard on his scenes, consulting the script and conferring with the director. He plays Hong Suk Pyo, who is the owner of a company but unbeknownst to his employees actually works as a security guard at a subsidiary company.

The production staff of “Love Returns” said, “The passion and ambition we see from Sungyeol on set is amazing. He communicates proactively with the director, cast, and crew, and his good manners and sincere behavior receives a lot of praise.”

“Love Returns” is slated to air on November 13 following the end of “Lovers in Bloom.”

“Hate You But I Love You” is a family drama that revolves around a lesson that the the biggest value that keeps people going isn’t blood-related family or law but love and affection that is slowly built between humans.
In the drama, Sungyeol will play Hong Suk Pyo, the CEO of the company Genius Chemical who is actually working as a janitor at a subsidiary company, Genius Beauty Center, due to unavoidable circumstances. Pyo Ye Jin, the female lead, will play Gil Eun Jo, a girl who loses everything and starts a new life to find happiness. Hong Suk Pyo and Gil Eun Jo quarrel every time they meet, but eventually, he gets drawn to her and finds true love.
In the still cuts, Sungyeol is gazing at someone with gloomy eyes that are filled with complicated emotions. His expression exudes charisma and coldness, which gives off a mature vibe.
On the first day of filming, Sungyeol was passionate and hard-working. Before the filming started, he checked his position and examined his script carefully. Afterwards, he watched the monitor to check his acting.
The new drama will replace “Lovers in Bloom” once it’s over, and the first episode will air on November 13 at 8:25 p.m. KST.

The script reading meeting for the new KBS drama 'Love Returns,' which will air following the end of 'Lovers in Bloom,' took place, where the producer, director, screenwriter and the cast gathered to read the script together for the first time.

Pyo Yejin and Lee Sungyeol, who will play the lead roles Gil Eunjo and Hong Seokpyo, were completely immersed in their characters, as seen from their subtle facial expressions and breath. From the beginning of the drama, the two characters get on each other's nerves. The two actors portrayed such power struggle in a pleasant and funny manner.

Senior actors like Song Ok Sook and Lee Ah Hyun acted with great depth and stability, keeping the drama's balance. The young bloods added vitality to the drama.

'Love Returns' follows the life a woman who ends up losing everything after living a turbulent life. When she starts anew from the bottom, ironically, her life blossoms. The value that holds us together is not blood nor law, but rather love and affection between us.

INFINITE’s Sungyeol is confirmed to be the male lead of KBS 1TV’s new drama “Hate You But Love You” (literal translation).

Sungyeol has starred as the male co-lead in KBS 2TV’s “Hi! School: Love On” with his team member Woohyun in 2014, but this is the first time he is undertaking the role of a male lead by himself.

In the drama, Sungyeol will play the character of Hong Suk Pyo. He is the actual CEO of the company Genius Chemical established by his mother but is working as a janitor at a subsidiary company, Genius Beauty Center, due to unavoidable circumstances. Raised in loneliness due to his workaholic mother, Hong Suk Pyo may be proud and grumpy at a first glance. On the inside, however, he is always hungry for love from family and is devoted to the woman he loves.

Sungyeol revealed during an interview, “It’s an honor to participate in a good work. I’m happy and excited to work with the director, writers, and cast members.” He added that he will try his best to show a new side of him as “Actor Lee Sungyeol, not INFINITE’s Sungyeol on stage” through this drama.

“Hate You But Love You” tells the heartwarming story of a woman who has led an eventful life since she was a child. She loses everything she had and starts all over again, but that’s when her life starts to bloom.

The new drama will begin airing in November.

INFINITE’s Sungyeol was reportedly seen supporting his little brother Daeyeol at Golden Child’s very first stage!
Golden Child is Woollim Entertainment’s newest boy group, and the leader of the group is Sungyeol’s brother Daeyeol.
According to a source, Sungyeol visited Golden Child during their pre-recorded performance for the September 1 broadcast of KBS2’s “Music Bank.” It was reported that Sungyeol showed up on this special day to give the members some advice for their debut stage.
Meanwhile, Sungyeol is currently filming the upcoming KBS 1TV daily drama “Hate You, Believe You” (working title).